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Friday, May 08, 2009
No. 51

New York City Parks & Recreation & Flyny To Host International Kite Design Competition

DATE: Saturday, May 9th, 2009

TIME: 10:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Riverside Park Pier 1, Enter at 70th Street, Manhattan

EVENT & PHOTO-OP: FlyNY will bring together architects, artists, community children and kite enthusiasts for an inaugural and international kite-flying extravaganza. Proceeds of the kite auction will benefit the New York Affiliate of Architecture for Humanity.

DETAILS: In the morning, FlyNY volunteers will lead children’s kite-making and flying activities intended to spur conversations about the fundamentals of design. In the afternoon, competitors from around the world will showcase their designs on the pier, where the strong winds coming off the Hudson River make for perfect kite-flying conditions. Judges include, among others, architect Michael Sorkin, Surface magazine cofounder Riley Johndonnell and Queens Museum of Art curator Erin Sickler.
Participation is FREE and open to the public. Registration and event information are available online at www.flyny.org. For further information on Architecture for Humanity New York, visit www.afhny.org.
Award-winning kites will be auctioned off during a cocktail party and exhibition at the Knoll showroom in Chelsea on May 28. Proceeds will be donated to the New York Affiliate of Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit service organization that contributes architectural design services to underserved communities in the New York metropolitan area. Metropolis Magazine will publish the top three designs in its June issue. Additional prize packages have been donated by Knoll, Equinox Fitness, Bumble & Bumble, Murray’s Cheese Shop, and more.
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CONTACT: Jama Adams/Trish Bertuccio (212) 360-1311; Hannah Purdy (FlyNY) (212) 253-0200; Sarah Wesseler (FlyNY) (646) 437-0514

Related Press Release:
Parks And FlyNY Celebrate International Kite-flying Fun At Riverside Park

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